TURGAY KABAK
Beverages are also one of the main ritual at almost all belief systems from old ages to monotheist religions in today. The beverages, could been classified as ones have alcohol and ones have no alcohol, have lots of function same as shedding and helping to trans. Also in this study, we are going to try to analyse the function and importance of the koumiss, belongs to ones have alcohol, in the time from the old Turkish religion to Alevism.
Key Words: Shamanism, Alevism, Raki, Ritual, Tahtacis